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High Speed Traders Exploit Loophole of CME Computer System

High-speed traders are using a hidden facet of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s CME -1.13% computer system to trade on the direction of the futures market before other investors get the same information. Using powerful computers, high-speed traders are trying to … Continue reading

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Traders Sue CME Group Over New Settlement Rules

Jessica Dye of Reuters reported on Friday that CME Group Inc (CME.O) was sued by brokers and traders in a last-minute effort to halt new procedures to settle end-of-day prices for agricultural futures in its Chicago Board of Trade, which … Continue reading

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Stop the Markets!: Some Trading Firms Looking at Measures to Control Volatility

As reported by Jacob Bunge, of Dow Jones newswires, a group of the world’s biggest trading firms said that all exchanges should develop electronic systems that briefly pause trading when prices begin to rapidly swing, in an effort to ensure … Continue reading

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Bursa Malaysia Not Opposed To High-Frequency Trading In Future

As Dow Jones Newswires’ Steven Russolillo reported, Bursa Malaysia Bhd. (1818.KU) Chief Executive Tajuddin Atan said the exchange has increased the amount of proprietary trading as it looks to boost liquidity on a daily basis. Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian Stock … Continue reading

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CME Executive Says Speed Traders and High-Frequency Trading Help Stability

As Market Watch’s Jacob Bunge reported, a senior executive of CME Group Inc. cautioned regulators against constricting the business of high-frequency trading firms, warning that their absence could make financial markets less stable. Rather than crimping their activity in any … Continue reading

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S&P 500 Futures Jump on Bid Laden’s Death

As reported by Bloomberg’s Shiyin Chen and Ian C. Sayson, U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares jumped, while crude oil dropped the most in two weeks and the yen weakened after President Barack Obama said Osama bin Laden is dead. Traders reported that silver tumbled … Continue reading

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